Halo veteran joins 343 Industries as studio technical design director VGC Open main menu Lengthy FIFA players MultiVersus characters Disney Dreamlight recipe list First for Video Game News Follow VGC Halo veteran joins 343 Industries as studio technical design directorPaul Bertone worked on Halo 1-3, ODST and Reach during 12 years at Bungie Video Game News 6th Jul 2022 / 9:54 pm Posted by Tom IvanHalo veteran Paul Bertone has joined 343 Industries as the studio’s technical design director. He worked on Halo 1-3, ODST and Reach during over a decade at series creator Bungie, where he served as design director until 2012. Bertone started his new job at 343 in June, according to his LinkedIn profile. Halo Infinite Season 2 - Lone Wolves Launch TrailerSubscribe to VGC on YouTube Commenting on Bertone’s appointment, Joseph Staten, head of creative for Halo Infinite, said he was “thrilled to have Paul help lead the future” of the latest series entry. After leaving Bungie, Bertone worked for three years as design lead at Industrial Toys, the mobile game studio led by Bungie co-founder Alex Seropian, which is now owned by Electronic Arts. He later had a six-month spell as design lead at State of Decay studio Undead Labs, and more recently he spent over two years in the same role at Highwire Games, the studio behind PlayStation VR title Golem and the upcoming Six Days in Fallujah. Notice: To display this embed please allow the use of Functional Cookies in Cookie Preferences. Confirming Bertone’s appointment, Staten said: “Paul and I met in 1999, back in Bungie’s Chicago days, and then shipped Halo 1-3, ODST and Reach together. I’m thrilled to have Paul help lead the future of Halo Infinite.” 343 Industries will be running a test flight of Halo Infinite’s delayed campaign co-op mode and its new Mission Replay feature starting next week. Further reading 6 Halo Infinite’ s melee desync isn’ t being fixed because devs have been allocated elsewhere 343 saysAs players complain some hits don't register, 343 says the devs who would fix it are working on other thingsPlayers who want to take part will need to be signed up to the Halo Insider program. Halo Infinite’s campaign co-op mode will let everyone taking part make progress towards their own individual campaigns. 2 Comments Related VGC Reviews Review Halo Infinite is a return to form for the series Related VGC Content Halo s developer is reportedly switching to Unreal Engine1 week ago Certain Affinity ‘ has close to 100 people working on a ‘ big’ Halo Infinite project2 weeks ago Popular Now on VGC1 Harley Quinn voice actor criticises Chris Pratt Mario casting ‘ It should be Charles’ 2 Phil Spencer could be teasing Xbox s game streaming device in a new office photo3 Interview How PlatinumGames is betting on Nintendo expertise to shape its future4 Modern Warfare 2 will seemingly require a phone number like Overwatch 25 Platinum thinks hiring of Nintendo veteran can take the companies relationship to the next level More Video Game News22 Blizzard s boss has defended Diablo Immortal s microtransactionsThe studio has also claimed the vast majority of players aren’t spending any money3 months ago22 Comments1 US PlayStation shipments were reportedly up 400% last monthPS5 supply appears to be increasing as Christmas approaches1 hour ago1 Comment Overwatch 2 servers down for some as Blizzard removes two heroes temporarilyThe game's rocky launch has caused much fan frustration2 hours ago The Wii Shop Channel and DSi Shop are back online after 4 monthsThey’ve been undergoing “maintenance” since March3 months agoBy commenting on this article you agree to adhere to VGC’s community guidelines. Notice: To display comments please allow the use of Functional Cookies in Cookie Preferences.